2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race explained
| Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| Organisers: | IAAF |
| Edition: | 36th |
| Date: | March 30 |
| Host City: | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom  |
| Location: | Holyrood Park |
| Nations Participating: | 45 |
| Athletes Participating: | 179 |
| Races: | 1 |
| Distances: | 12 km – Senior men |
| Previous: | 2007 Mombasa |
| Next: | 2009 Amman |
The Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
Individual
| width=5% | Rank | width=20% | Athlete | width=15% | Country | width=10% | Time |
|---|
| align=left | | align=left |  | 34:38 |
| align=left | | align=left |  | 34:41 |
| align=left | | align=left |  | 34:43 |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 34:47 |
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:02 |
| 6 | align=left | | align=left |  | 35:15 |
| 7 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:16 |
| 8 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:18 |
| 9 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:19 |
| 10 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:24 |
| 11 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:24 |
| 12 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:26 |
| 13 | align=left | | align=left |  | 35:29 |
| 14 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:39 |
| 15 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:40 |
| 16 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:41 |
| 17 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:59 |
| 18 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:00 |
| 19 | align=left | | align=left |  | 36:03 |
| 20 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:09 |
| 21 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:10 |
| 22 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:12 |
| 23 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:13 |
| 24 | align=left | | align=left |  | 36:15 |
| 25 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:17 |
| 26 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:25 |
| 27 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:28 |
| 28 | align=left | | align=left |  | 36:30 |
| 29 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:33 |
| 30 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:35 |
| 31 | align=left | | align=left |  | 36:40 |
| 32 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:42 |
| 33 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:43 |
| 34 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:43 |
| 35 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:46 |
| 36 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:49 |
| 37 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:49 |
| 38 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:50 |
| 39 | align=left | | align=left |  | 36:51 |
| 40 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:51 |
| 41 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:51 |
| 42 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:52 |
| 43 | align=left | Josh Rohatinsky | align=left | | 36:52 |
| 44 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:53 |
| 45 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:56 |
| 46 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:02 |
| 47 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:04 |
| 48 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:07 |
| 49 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:08 |
| 50 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:09 |
| 51 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:15 |
| 52 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:15 |
| 53 | align=left | | align=left |  | 37:17 |
| 54 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:20 |
| 55 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:20 |
| 56 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:21 |
| 57 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:22 |
| 58 | align=left | | align=left |  | 37:24 |
| 59 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:27 |
| 60 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:27 |
| 61 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:27 |
| 62 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:27 |
| 63 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:32 |
| 64 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:34 |
| 65 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:35 |
| 66 | align=left | | align=left |  | 37:37 |
| 67 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:40 |
| 68 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:41 |
| 69 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:41 |
| 70 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:44 |
| 71 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:44 |
| 72 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:49 |
| 73 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:49 |
| 74 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:52 |
| 75 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:53 |
| 76 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:55 |
| 77 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:57 |
| 78 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:57 |
| 79 | align=left | | align=left | | 37:57 |
| 80 | align=left | | align=left |  | 38:00 |
| 81 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:02 |
| 82 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:02 |
| 83 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:02 |
| 84 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:04 |
| 85 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:06 |
| 86 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:07 |
| 87 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:10 |
| 88 | align=left | | align=left |  | 38:11 |
| 89 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:11 |
| 90 | align=left | | align=left |  | 38:12 |
| 91 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:13 |
| 92 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:13 |
| 93 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:19 |
| 94 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:20 |
| 95 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:23 |
| 96 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:23 |
| 97 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:24 |
| 98 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:24 |
| 99 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:28 |
| 100 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:28 |
| 101 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:29 |
| 102 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:30 |
| 103 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:31 |
| 104 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:31 |
| 105 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:32 |
| 106 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:33 |
| 107 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:34 |
| 108 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:35 |
| 109 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:36 |
| 110 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:39 |
| 111 | align=left | | align=left |  | 38:42 |
| 112 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:43 |
| 113 | align=left | | align=left |  | 38:43 |
| 114 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:43 |
| 115 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:43 |
| 116 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:44 |
| 117 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:45 |
| 118 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:45 |
| 119 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:47 |
| 120 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:48 |
| 121 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:48 |
| 122 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:49 |
| 123 | align=left | | align=left | | 38:51 |
| 124 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:00 |
| 125 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:01 |
| 126 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:02 |
| 127 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:03 |
| 128 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:05 |
| 129 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:06 |
| 130 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:10 |
| 131 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:11 |
| 132 | align=left | | align=left |  | 39:11 |
| 133 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:12 |
| 134 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:12 |
| 135 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:13 |
| 136 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:21 |
| 137 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:25 |
| 138 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:26 |
| 139 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:26 |
| 140 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:29 |
| 141 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:33 |
| 142 | align=left | | align=left |  | 39:42 |
| 143 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:45 |
| 144 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:50 |
| 145 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:52 |
| 146 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:53 |
| 147 | align=left | | align=left |  | 39:56 |
| 148 | align=left | | align=left |  | 39:57 |
| 149 | align=left | | align=left | | 39:58 |
| 150 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:01 |
| 151 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:18 |
| 152 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:19 |
| 153 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:26 |
| 154 | align=left | | align=left |  | 40:27 |
| 155 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:27 |
| 156 | align=left | | align=left |  | 40:34 |
| 157 | align=left | | align=left | | 40:35 |
| 158 | align=left | | align=left |  | 41:00 |
| 159 | align=left | | align=left | | 41:47 |
| 160 | align=left | | align=left | | 42:03 |
| 161 | align=left | | align=left | | 42:23 |
| 162 | align=left | | align=left | | 43:03 |
| 163 | align=left | | align=left |  | 43:27 |
| 164 | align=left | | align=left |  | 45:37 |
| 165 | align=left | | align=left |  | 46:56 |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left |  | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left |  | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNF |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DQ |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DQ† |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left |  | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS |
| — | align=left | | align=left | | DNS | |
†: Fathi Meftah from finished 35th in 36:44 min, but was disqualified because of doping violations.
Teams
| width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
|---|
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 2 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 4 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 5 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 7 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 10 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 11 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Augustine Kiprono Choge) | align=right style="border:0" | (12) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mark Kosgei Kiptoo) | align=right style="border:0" | (14) | | align=left style="border:0" | (John Kimondo Thuo) | align=right style="border:0" | (18) | |
| 39 |
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 1 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 9 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 15 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 17 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 21 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 41 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Zembaba Yigeze) | align=right style="border:0" | (57) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Solomon Tsige) | align=right style="border:0" | (139) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Demssew Tsega) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 104 |
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 6 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 8 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 22 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 25 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 34 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 48 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ali Dawoud Sedam) | align=right style="border:0" | (61) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Moustafa Ahmed Shebto) | align=right style="border:0" | (67) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Naser Jamal Naser) | align=right style="border:0" | (81) | |
| 143 |
| 4 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 3 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 20 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 26 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 38 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 52 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Kiflom Sium) | align=right style="border:0" | (86) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Samuel Tsegay) | align=right style="border:0" | (102) | |
| 162 |
| 5 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 28 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 30 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 32 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 33 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 35 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 37 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Chakir Boujattaoui) | align=right style="border:0" | (40) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mourad Marofit) | align=right style="border:0" | (47) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Abdelatif Chemlal) | align=right style="border:0" | (137) | |
| 195 |
| 6 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 13 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 16 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 29 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 46 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 49 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 55 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Nicholas Kiprono) | align=right style="border:0" | (63) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Nathan Chebet) | align=right style="border:0" | (130) | |
| 208 |
| 7 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 19 | | align=left style="border:0" | Josh Rohatinsky | align=right style="border:0" | 43 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 45 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 51 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 54 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 84 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jonathan Pierce) | align=right style="border:0" | (96) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ryan Bak) | align=right style="border:0" | (109) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ed Moran) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 296 |
| 8 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 24 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 36 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 56 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 64 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 83 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 85 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Iván Galán) | align=right style="border:0" | (87) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jonay González) | align=right style="border:0" | (110) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Reyes Estévez) | align=right style="border:0" | (119) | |
| 348 |
| 9 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 31 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 50 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 68 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 69 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 73 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 104 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Andrew Letherby) | align=right style="border:0" | (108) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ben St.Lawrence) | align=right style="border:0" | (126) | |
| 395 |
| 10 | align=left | United Kingdom
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 62 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 65 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 72 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 78 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 79 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 82 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Andrew Vernon) | align=right style="border:0" | (114) | | align=left style="border:0" | (James Walsh) | align=right style="border:0" | (125) | | align=left style="border:0" | (John Beattie) | align=right style="border:0" | (136) | |
| 438 |
| 11 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 42 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 59 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 89 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 97 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 98 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 112 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ahmed Dali) | align=right style="border:0" | (131) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Fathi Meftah) | align=right style="border:0" | (DQ) | |
| 497 |
| 12 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 71 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 76 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 91 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 100 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 106 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 118 | | align=left style="border:0" | (José Maduro) | align=right style="border:0" | (157) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ricardo Ribas) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 562 |
| 13 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 88 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 93 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 94 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 105 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 115 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 120 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Hiroyoshi Umegae) | align=right style="border:0" | (122) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Hidekazu Sato) | align=right style="border:0" | (123) | |
| 615 |
| 14 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 90 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 95 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 116 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 129 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 138 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 143 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Colin Fewer) | align=right style="border:0" | (145) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Cleve Thorson) | align=right style="border:0" | (150) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Trevor Caldwell) | align=right style="border:0" | (159) | |
| 711 |
| 15 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 101 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 103 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 121 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 134 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 155 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 160 | |
| 774 | |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 179 athletes from 45 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from,, and did not show.
- (8)
- (1)
- (8)
- (1)
- (5)
- (1)
- (6)
- (6)
- (1)
- (1)
- (9)
- (3)
- (1)
- (1)
- (8)
- (9)
- (1)
- (1)
- (1)
- (7)
- (4)
- (8)
- (1)
- (9)
- (1)
- (1)
- (2)
- (1)
- (1)
- (9)
- (1)
- (1)
- (8)
- (9)
- (1)
- (1)
- (3)
- (9)
- (1)
- (1)
- (8)
- (1)
- United Kingdom (9)
- (9)
- (1)
See also
